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...Tests by environmental group Greenpeace recently detected residue from banned PESTICIDES such as DDT in 4 out of 5 mainland-grown tangerines, strawberries and green vegetables bought in Hong Kong produce markets. One tangerine tested positive for 13 different pesticides...
...polar bear as threatened, after starvation and drownings caused by melting sea ice helped cut the animal's global population to fewer than 25,000. By contrast, this year could spell the bald eagle's release from an almost 40-year stay on the list. Elimination of the pesticide DDT and crackdowns on hunting and development have allowed the national bird to rebound from 417 nesting pairs in the lower 48 states in the early 1960s to more than 7,000 today, not to mention a population of 40,000 in Alaska. The government has a year to decide whether...
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Nearly 30 years after phasing out the widespread use of DDT to control malaria, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reversed itself. But instead of authorizing indiscriminate spraying of fields and ponds--which had a disastrous effect on wildlife--the WHO is focusing this time on spraying DDT on the inside walls of homes once or twice a year in malaria-prone areas. Why? DDT is particularly effective at repelling and not just killing mosquitoes, which helps protect enclosed spaces. Environmental organizations aren't thrilled by the idea, but two of the largest have endorsed limited spraying, figuring that some...
...pesticide residue, none of us will be suing Harvard University Dining Services for feeding us conventionally grown tomatoes at the salad bar. But long-term consequences are largely unknown and a cause for concern because of time lags between exposure and a disease’s development. For example, DDT was once a widely used insecticide, then certified as “harmless,” but has now been linked to an increased likelihood of premature birth and cancer...